Lead Software Engineer – Java with AWS

Office in India: Hyderabad

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We are seeking a Lead AWS Engineer to provide technical leadership in designing, developing, and deploying scalable cloud-native applications on AWS.

This role focuses on solution architecture, cloud best practices, and mentoring development teams.

Responsibilities

Lead design and development of cloud-native microservices using Java and Spring Boot
Define and implement microservices architecture, service communication and API standards
Design, deploy and manage applications on AWS cloud
Drive containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS)
Implement CI/CD pipelines for microservices deployments
Ensure high availability, scalability, performance and security of applications
Guide teams on 12-factor app principles and cloud-native best practices
Collaborate with architects, product owners and DevOps teams
Perform code reviews, design reviews and mentor junior engineers
Troubleshoot production issues and lead root cause analysis

Requirements

8–12 years of working experience in backend development, cloud engineering or related fields
Expertise in Java (8/11/17), Spring Boot and microservices design patterns
Knowledge of RESTful APIs, Spring MVC and Spring Data JPA
Understanding of Spring Cloud (Config Server, Eureka, Gateway)
Experience with event-driven architecture using Kafka, SQS or SNS
Knowledge of API Gateway, service discovery and circuit breakers
Background in distributed systems and resiliency patterns
Proficiency in AWS services including EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, Load Balancer, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, IAM, CloudWatch and CloudTrail
Skills in cloud security, monitoring and cost optimization
Competency in CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions or AWS CodePipeline
Capability to use Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation
Flexibility to use containerization technologies including Docker and Kubernetes (EKS)
Qualifications in RDBMS (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle) and NoSQL databases (DynamoDB, MongoDB)

Nice to have

AWS certification (Solution Architect or DevOps Professional)
Experience with Spring Security, OAuth2 or JWT
Background in FinTech, Telecom or E-commerce domains
Exposure to Agile or SAFe methodologies